Floating breakwater.



J BEGG.

FLOATING BREAKWATER.

APPLICATION FILED Aue.9. 1917.

Patented Apr. 30, 1918.

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J BEGG.

FLOATING BREAKWATER.

APPLICATION HLED AUG-9.1.917.

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FLOATING BREAKWATER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. so, rare.

Application filed August 9, 1917. Serial No. 185,295.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that T, JONATHAN BEGG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Floating Breakwater, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a floating breakwater and is particularly adapted for the protection of stranded vessels.

One object of the invention is to provide a means whereby a film of oil may be distributed around the boat in an endeavor to subdue the rough sea.

A further obj eat is to provide within this oiled area a further protection in the form of a floating breakwater whichhas a still further tendency to lessen the impact of the sea upon the stranded vessel.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the floating breakwater as applied when used,

Fig. 2 is anenlarged View of two of the floating breakwater anels,

Fig. 2* is a view 0 one of the anchors used in connection with the apparatus,

Fig 3 is an enlarged view of one of the clamping members,

Fig. 4 is an end view of one of the breakwater panels,

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectlonal view show ing the construction of the support for the outer pipe lines, and, I Fig. 6 isa cross section through the oil spreading apparatus.

- Numeral 1 indicates a series of logs of sufficient diameter which are adapted to be strung upon a cable 2 and extending substantially around a stranded ship. The ends of these logs are preferably capped with steel rings 3 to prevent wear, and between the ends of each float are one or more flexible disks 4, which are adapted to act as bumpers to prevent wear on the ends of the floats. These logs may be made of any light material such as wood, yucca, or cylinders of copper or aluminum netting filled with cork, or they may also be made of strings of cork with the cable passing there through.

The logs are held in place by anchors 5 being preferably cone-shaped, and provided with three or more metal legs 6, hinged to the outside and extending downwardly, the body of the anchor beingcircular, hexagon, octagon or any other shape, but is preferably cone-shaped. The top of the anchor may be closed with a swivel joint not shown and loop to accommodate a comparatively shortcable 7, which is connected between the anchor and the main cable 2, which supports the floats. This cable 7 is preferably attached to the cable 2 by means of an adjustable clalnp consisting of a body portion 8, with up-turned edges C, anda stud 8, eccentrically mounted between the lip-turned edges whereby the cable 7, is wedged therebetween, thus providing means whereby the cable may be regulated as to its length according to the depth at the place they may be used.

Supported by the plurality of logs 1, is a by any suitable flexible joint such as ball and socket joints, rubber material or any suitable material as shown at 10. Extending inwardly from the several pipe sections is a plurality of perforated nozzles 11, which are preferably covered with canvas bags or other suitable muffler 12 the object being to break up the jets of oil, as much as possible, and cause the same to pass slowly into the sea.

These pipes are connected by suitable hose 13 and 14: to a pump .or other suitable distributing means 15, arranged 011 the deck of the vessel. These distributing means be ing preferably operated by motive power from the vessel, they may, however, be adapted to be operated by hand. In the arrangement as disclosed, these hose connections 13 in order to permit of the passage of the salvage boats to the inside of the outer link of pipes in order that they may get alongside of the wreck. Where only one section of breakwater is required, the hose that connects with the oil distributing pipes can be made to float.

Arranged within the outer series of the oil distributing means is a section or inside breakwater arrangement consisting preferably of a series of frames 16, supported upon a continuous cable 17 This cable 17 is likewise anchored by a plurality of anchors 5, being connected thereto by short cables 18, which are similar in construction as the cable 7 previously described. These frames may be made any desired size, but are preferably approximately 6 feet square, the frame portion being made of comparatively large timbers 19, the upper ceive the supporting cable 17. The lower end of the vertical frame sections are provided with comparatively heavy U shaped metal-weights 21, which are adapted to hold the several sections in asubstantially vertical position. Within this frame are ariranged a plurality of slats 22, the wholc-be- .ing reinforced by metal bolts 23 passing centrally through the frame. These frames are connected at itheir outer sections by suitable copper plated steel netting 24,-which acts as a-bearer at their outer sections, and tends; to stiflen, somewhat, {the floating breakwater ingeneral-and still allow acertain flexibility between the sections.

- From the aboveit will be'observed'that I have provided comparatively similar and efficient means for the protection of a-stra-nded vessel which can be thrown around the same in acompa-ratively short length of time and serve to give ample protection to the :vessel during astorni and heavy: seas arisiing'therefrom.

I It is obvious that thisrdevicemay be used for many other purposes, as for instance, .to-protect landings whereithereis no actual protection.

ll-claim: 1. A- floatingbreakwaterconsisting of an outer and inner line :of floats, ithe-outer i floats carrying 1 an i 011 distributing means,

and thelinner floats forming a substantially continuous wall within the outer floats.

- 2. A 'floatmg. breakwater consisting of an outerand inner line of'fl0ats, the onter'floats --consisting of a plurality of float .members :oonn'eeted 'together and supporting an oil distributing means, andthe inner floats consisting of a plurality of floatmg frames connected together and weighted at their lower extremities to hold them in a suboutside= protecting line of floats connected together, said floats adapted to support a flexible oil distributing means arranged in such a inanner as to divert the oil inwardly therefrom, and an inner series of vertically F disposed floats flexibly connected together.

i. A floating breakwater consisting of an outside protecting line composed of a string of floats flexibly connected together and adapted to support an oil distributing. means consisting of a plurality offlekibly (.Ollnecting pipes having inwardlyv projecting nozzles provided with an oil disseminating means, whereby the oil isspread evenly upon thesur'face of the water.

5. An oil floating breakwater consisting of plurality of floating frames flexibly connected together and provided on their lower extremities with weights for holding them substantially ina vertical position, andianchors connected to said frames sup- ,porting means wherebyth-e' frames are held in apredetermined position.

6. A floatingbreakwater consisting of an outer and innerline of-floats, the outer floats carrying a flexible pipe line provided with 1 a plurality of inwardlyv projecting nozzles which are provided with an oil distributing means, whereby the oil is distributed evenly,

and the inner flOZtt-SCOIlSlSlLlDg of a plural- I ity of vertically. disposed frames provided at their lower :ends with-weights,and con nected eat their outer sections with flexible connecting means, and --ancl1orsconnected with said ,outerwandinner line of floats, whereby the same are held in a predeter- 1 mined position.

In: testimony whereof [I aflix my signature.

J ONATHAN- BEGG.

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